Question

挣扎 zhēng zhá 挣扎(6) 她挣扎著想摆脱那个侵犯她的人.tā zhēngzhá zhuóxiǎng bǎituō nàge qīnfàn tā de rénShe struggled to get away from her attacker.两船相撞之後都挣扎著驶进海港.liǎng chuán xiāngzhuàng zhīhòu dōu zhēngzhá zhe shǐ jìn hǎigǎngAfter the collision both vessels managed to limp into harbour.看到他在挣扎，我给他扔了一个救生圈过去。kàn dào tā zài zhēngzhá wǒ gěi tā rēng le yī gè jiùshēngquān guòquI threw a life buoy to him when I saw his struggling. 6

Accepted Answer

掙扎 to struggle 挣 (zhēng) strive, endeavor, struggle争 (zhēng) dispute, fight, contend, strive扌 (shǒu) Hand, in der Hand halten扎 (zhā) to prick乚 (yǐ) gerundeter Vertikalstrich, Haken, der/die/das zweite扌 (shǒu) Hand, in der Hand halten 13

Hanzi	挣扎
Traditional	掙扎
Pinyin	zhēng zhá
Dict	to struggle
Homophons	挣扎(6)
Components	*挣 (zhēng)* strive, endeavor, struggle** 争 (zhēng) dispute, fight, contend, strive 扌 (shǒu) Hand, in der Hand halten *扎 (zhā)* to prick** 乚 (yǐ) gerundeter Vertikalstrich, Haken, der/die/das zweite 扌 (shǒu) Hand, in der Hand halten
example Sentences	她挣扎著想摆脱那个侵犯她的人. tā zhēngzhá zhuóxiǎng bǎituō nàge qīnfàn tā de rén She struggled to get away from her attacker. 两船相撞之後都挣扎著驶进海港. liǎng chuán xiāngzhuàng zhīhòu dōu zhēngzhá zhe shǐ jìn hǎigǎng After the collision both vessels managed to limp into harbour. 看到他在挣扎，我给他扔了一个救生圈过去。 kàn dào tā zài zhēngzhá wǒ gěi tā rēng le yī gè jiùshēngquān guòqu I threw a life buoy to him when I saw his struggling.
Strokes	13
HSK	6

Tā Zhēngzhá 挣扎 Struggle Zhēng 扌 Shǒu Hand